Practical Insights Into Outpatient UTI Management

This course addresses the appropriate management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the outpatient setting. It provides an overview of the pathogenesis of UTIs and discusses proper diagnostic considerations and treatment options.

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Baptist Health gratefully acknowledges the commercial support provided by Cepheid for the Antimicrobial Stewardship e-learning Series.

Target Audience

Family Medicine Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, Urgent Care Physicians, Obstetricians, Gynecologists, Hospitalists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nurses, and all other prescribing providers.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify signs and symptoms of UTIs in the outpatient setting.
  • Implement first-line treatment options for cystitis and pyelonephritis.
  • Recognize the negative consequences of treating asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Bilsen MP, Aantjes MJ, van Andel E, et al. Current pyuria cutoffs promote inappropriate urinary tract infection diagnosis in older women. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;76(12):2070-76.
  • Dorado JS, Lopez-Hernandez I, Rosso-Fernandez C, et al. Effectiveness of Fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli bacteremic urinary tract infections. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(1). 
  • Sutton JD, Stevens VW, Change NCN, et al. Oral beta-lactam antibiotics vs fluoroquinolones or TMP-SMX for definitive treatment of enterobacterales bacteremia from a urine source. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(10):2020166.  
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
10/01/2023
Course expires: 
09/30/2026
Part of: 
Antimicrobial Stewardship e-Learning Series

Corey Frederick, Pharm.D., CPh., BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Coordinator, Ambulatory Care Infectious Diseases
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
              
Corey Frederick, Pharm.D., CPh., BCPS, BCIDP, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies* to disclose and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.  

*Ineligible companies ― Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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